Do chickens get laryngitis?

[The Blue Egg Gal]

8-26-17, My hen sounds like she has laryngitis ! Day 2, No other symptoms, is she getting Sick? Should I start her on an antibiotic? Or just wait ? I do have a broad spectrum antibiotic (oxytetracycline) not sure if this will work for upper respiratory ?

 

[Alizey]

She is jus lethergic not eating and drinking ?she is taking breath fast ?what's the color of poo?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hi @Stephanie Bardwell Welcome To BYC
Do you have a video of how she sounds?
When you say she sounds like she has laryngitis - what do you mean - any symptoms of coughing, sneezing, gurgling, rales, mucous from the nostrils, watery eyes/discharge or facial swelling?

Check to make sure there are no obstructions inside the beak - food, plaques, canker, lesions. Ensure that her crop is emptying overnight - crop issues can make them sound a bit raspy. Look at her nares (nostrils) to see if they are free and clear. Dry/dusting or moldy feed and bedding can contribute to respiratory symptoms as well. Respiratory illness is usually accompanied by other symptoms so keep close watch on her.

Antibiotics can help with secondary infections due to respiratory illness - if there are no other symptoms and she is eating/drinking and active, you may want to take a wait and see approach. You can try something like VetRx to see if that makes a difference - add some poultry vitamins and extra protein to her daily routine for a few days to give her boost.
imho, Oxytetracycline is not as effective when treating secondary infections due to respiratory illness as injectable Tylan50 - this can be given orally or by injection and is found at most feed stores like Tractor Supply.

 

[The Blue Egg Gal]

Hi @Stephanie Bardwell Welcome To BYC
Do you have a video of how she sounds?
When you say she sounds like she has laryngitis - what do you mean - any symptoms of coughing, sneezing, gurgling, rales, mucous from the nostrils, watery eyes/discharge or facial swelling?

Check to make sure there are no obstructions inside the beak - food, plaques, canker, lesions. Ensure that her crop is emptying overnight - crop issues can make them sound a bit raspy. Look at her nares (nostrils) to see if they are free and clear. Dry/dusting or moldy feed and bedding can contribute to respiratory symptoms as well. Respiratory illness is usually accompanied by other symptoms so keep close watch on her.

Antibiotics can help with secondary infections due to respiratory illness - if there are no other symptoms and she is eating/drinking and active, you may want to take a wait and see approach. You can try something like VetRx to see if that makes a difference - add some poultry vitamins and extra protein to her daily routine for a few days to give her boost.
imho, Oxytetracycline is not as effective when treating secondary infections due to respiratory illness as injectable Tylan50 - this can be given orally or by injection and is found at most feed stores like Tractor Supply.

Thank you !so far she seems OK looked her over no other symptoms little loose stools but has stopped laying but every day sits in nesting box until I take her out .she has starting her Multing & have increased her protein I guess I'll do the wait-and-see if there is a changes

 

[Wyorp Rock]

has stopped laying but every day sits in nesting box until I take her out

Is she broody?
Does she poop one large poop and then wants to get back to the nesting box?
Does she growl/flatten out like a pancake and fuss when you take her from the nesting box?

 

[Kiki]

Sitting in the nest box and not laying are signs of her being broody.

 

[The Blue Egg Gal]

Is she broody?
Does she poop one large poop and then wants to get back to the nesting box?
Does she growl/flatten out like a pancake and fuss when you take her from the nesting box?

She's a good girl! a little whiny when I take & lock her out, then she just acts like normal, poop is somewhat soft, I think. Started her on VetRX for her laryngitis

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She's a good girl! a little whiny when I take & lock her out, then she just acts like normal, poop is somewhat soft, I think. Started her on VetRX for her laryngitis

Oh no! I don't mean she's bad by saying she's broody
Being broody is when a hen wants to sit on eggs in the nest so they will hatch (she wants to be a Mom). A broody hen is hormonal and has a bit of a temper which I find hilarious, they growl, grunt and grumble and will greedily take an egg from you and tuck underneath them to keep it warm. If you take them off the nest, they will pitch a fit and hurry back to their eggs - nothing like huffy broody

Yours may be playing broody - I had one do this, she would comply coming off the nest with little bit of a grumble, but then went about her business.

Watch to see that your girl is eating and drinking well and the crop is emptying overnight.

 

[The Blue Egg Gal]

Oh no! I don't mean she's bad by saying she's broody
Being broody is when a hen wants to sit on eggs in the nest so they will hatch (she wants to be a Mom). A broody hen is hormonal and has a bit of a temper which I find hilarious, they growl, grunt and grumble and will greedily take an egg from you and tuck underneath them to keep it warm. If you take them off the nest, they will pitch a fit and hurry back to their eggs - nothing like huffy broody

Yours may be playing broody - I had one do this, she would comply coming off the nest with little bit of a grumble, but then went about her business.

Watch to see that your girl is eating and drinking well and the crop is emptying overnight.

Thank you, she is eating and drinking & she's definitely molting. I feel bad for her wanting to sit on an empty nest Then worry that she really is trying to lay when I take her off after a couple hrs. How long should I give her ? She's only had two eggs in three weeks !
So does a broody hen go hand-in-hand with them molting ? Now we're going to have a heat wave hit 100 ++ this week Too hot for her to sit in coop

 

[Wyorp Rock]

It sounds like she may be flat out molting - do you have any photos or a video of her?
Molting can be hard on them (they don't feel well sometimes) and usually they will stop laying eggs during this time.

Broody hens will sometimes molt after they are done being broody. Since your girl is agreeable when you take her from the nest and spends the rest of the day doing normal chicken activities (doesn't return to the nest) then she is not full blown broody.

What you may want to do is isolate her in the run so you can monitor her more closely and keep her out of the nesting box completely - a wire dog kennel works great for this.
Provide her with poultry vitamins for a couple of days and extra protein like egg, tuna, mackerel or meat - or if you have it, some chick starter or flock raiser feed. Give the VetRx a couple of days and watch for any other symptoms like lethargy, mucous from the nostrils, watery eyes, etc.